EFL League TwoRodney Parade, Newport10°8 km/h

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    Newport CountyNewport CountyLow block & direct
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    ChesterfieldChesterfieldPossession control
    The model's lean: 2 · Chesterfield (51%)

    Newport County vs Chesterfield · EFL League Two

    1 · Newport County 23%X 26%51% Chesterfield · 2

    Prediction summary

    BetBuilders AI model prediction for Newport County vs Chesterfield (EFL League Two, Friday, 30 October 2026): Newport County win 23%, draw 26%, Chesterfield win 51%. Expected goals (xG): Newport County 1.01, Chesterfield 1.59. Most likely score: 1-1 (12%). Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 51%. Double chance: Newport County or draw 49%, Chesterfield or draw 77%. Prediction updated Friday, 23 October 2026.

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    Analysis: Newport County – Chesterfield

    Sofia Andersson · · The model's read on the match · How the predictions work

    FAKTA check: The head-to-head line is misstated. Per the facts, the 1W-0D-3L record belongs to Newport County (one win, three losses), meaning Chesterfield actually won 3 of the 4 meetings — not "1W, 0D, 3L in Chesterfield's favour."

    Corrected text:

    Four meetings since 2023 read 1W, 0D, 3L for Newport County — meaning Chesterfield have won three of the four meetings. That is a useful directional signal, but the sample is small and weighs less than form and expected goals. The sharper evidence has the visitors ahead: 19 points to Newport County’s 15, 21.6 xPoints to 20.1, and a substantial 1.8 xG per match against 1.2.

    Newport County’s low defence & direct profile can make this awkward, particularly if they turn the game into second balls and transitions. Yet Chesterfield’s possession control carries the stronger underlying case. They concede just 0.95 xGA per match versus the hosts’ 1.2, while creating 1.59 expected goals to Newport’s 1.01. The model gives the away side a 51% win probability, against 23% for Newport and 26% for the draw. That is not a marginal preference. It is a clear Chesterfield lean.

    The score distribution keeps the draw alive. 1-1 is the single most likely scoreline at 12%, ahead of 0-1 at 11% and 1-2 at 9%. Still, the aggregate picture points more toward Chesterfield finding the decisive moment than Newport matching them over 90 minutes. My most likely scoreline is 1-1 by the raw scoreline model, but the match outcome assessment is away win. That distinction matters: correct-score probabilities are fragmented, while the win market captures Chesterfield’s broader edge.

    Goals are tight rather than explosive. Over 2.5 sits at 48%, so the lean is under 2.5, with both teams to score near-neutral at 51%. LeoVegas offers under 2.5 at 1.952, assessed as EV+ with the model at 52% and a 1% edge; under 3.5 at 1.38 also grades EV+, at 74% and a 1% edge. The colder number is Chesterfield away at 2.05 with LeoVegas: 51% model probability, 4% edge, and the clearest value assessment on the board.

    Newport CountyNewport County
    Form DWDDL
    League ranking xG #15xGA #8xT #16xP/match #5Points #16
    Key players
    • Harrison BigginsCAMxG 0.24 · xT 0.12
    • Christian Rhys DoidgeFxG 0.30 · xT 0.07
    • Matthew James JacobLWBxG 0.09 · xT 0.17
    ChesterfieldChesterfield
    Form WDLDW
    League ranking xG #4xGA #2xT #3xP/match #3Points #7
    Key players
    • Kyle McfadzeanCBxG 0.06 · xT 0.12
    • Lewis GordonLBxG 0.05 · xT 0.10
    • Ryan StirkCDMxG 0.03 · xT 0.10

    Match prediction: Newport County – Chesterfield

    Predicted score matrix

    Chesterfield →
    Newport County →
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4+
    0
    0–07.8%
    0–111.4%
    0–29.4%
    0–35.0%
    0–4+2.8%
    1
    1–07.1%
    1–112.3%
    1–29.5%
    1–35.0%
    1–4+2.9%
    2
    2–03.8%
    2–16.0%
    2–24.8%
    2–32.5%
    2–4+1.4%
    3
    3–01.3%
    3–12.0%
    3–21.6%
    3–30.9%
    3–4+0.5%
    4+
    4+–00.4%
    4+–10.6%
    4+–20.5%
    4+–30.3%
    4+–4+0.2%
    Probability per final score. Rows = home goals, columns = away goals.

    Most likely scorelines

    1. 1.1-112%
    2. 2.0-111%
    3. 3.1-29%
    4. 4.0-29%
    5. 5.0-08%
    Expected goals
    1,01–1,59
    Both teams to score
    51%

    Over/under goals

    Expected goals: 2,6
    Under 2,552%
    @1.95EV+1%
    Over 2,548%
    @1.82

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    01 · 2 legs

    Safe

    • Chesterfield to win51%
    • Under 3.5 goals74%

    Combined probability

    35%

    Fair odds

    2.84

    Two legs pulling the same way — the probability is computed exactly from the score matrix, not multiplied.

    02 · 3 legs

    Balanced

    • Chesterfield to win51%
    • Under 2.5 goals52%
    • Louie Joseph Marsh to score25%

    Combined probability

    –

    Fair odds

    –

    The whole slip is priced jointly via 20,000 simulated matches — the scorer interacts with result and total goals, never naive multiplication.

    03 · 4 legs

    Bold

    • Both teams to score51%
    • Over 2.5 goals48%
    • Louie Joseph Marsh to score25%
    • Ciaran Thomas Brennan to be booked21%

    Combined probability

    –

    Fair odds

    –

    The goal-fest: both teams score with at least three goals, plus the match's most likely scorer and card candidate — all priced jointly via 20,000 simulated matches.

    Odds & value

    The model's value spots

    Bets where the model's probability beats what the odds imply (EV+).

    • 2 · Chesterfield51% probability@2.05LeoVegasEV+4%reference odds
    • Under 3.574% probability@1.38LeoVegasEV+1%reference odds
    • Under 2.552% probability@1.95LeoVegasEV+1%reference odds
    Bookmaker1 · Newport CountyX2 · Chesterfield
    Betsafe3.553.40
    EV+ 1%
    1.98
    LeoVegas3.353.35
    EV+ 4%
    2.05
    Nordicbet3.553.40
    EV+ 1%
    1.98

    Odds updated 26 Oct, 13:36

    Odds movement

    1-4 %
    29 %24 %

    3.50 → 3.35

    X-4 %
    29 %24 %

    3.50 → 3.35

    2+7 %
    49 %44 %

    1.92 → 2.05

    Over 2,5-2 %
    55 %50 %

    1.80 → 1.77

    LeoVegas · 8 recorded price levels · 24/10/2026 → 26/10/2026 · fixed scale 5 percentage points

    Statistics

    Head-to-head

    4 matches
    Newport County 1Draw 0Chesterfield 3
    Goals: 4–10 (⌀ 3,5)

    Head-to-head based on League Two data since 2023.

    xG & xGA per match — 3-game rolling average

    Solid line = created (xG), dashed = conceded (xGA).

    Newport County
    Chesterfield
    When goals are scored and conceded — 2026
    Newport County (16–16)
    Chesterfield (23–17)
    Pass networks

    Last 5 matches. Circle size = pass volume, line width = combinations between players. Attacking left to right.

    Newport County
    Cameron Pearce Norman: 129 passningar, xT 0.93NormanHarrison Biggins: 123 passningar, xT 0.35BigginsLee Thomas Jenkins: 123 passningar, xT 0.4JenkinsKyle Milne Cameron: 113 passningar, xT 0.03CameronCiaran Brennan: 110 passningar, xT 0.12BrennanJoe Thomas: 80 passningar, xT 0.04ThomasJordan Wright: 75 passningar, xT 0.18WrightMatthew James Jacob: 62 passningar, xT 0.23JacobMatthew Robert Smith: 58 passningar, xT 0.27SmithMatthew Max Dibley-Dias: 45 passningar, xT 0.34Dibley-DiasMichael Adu-Poku: 19 passningar, xT 0.24Adu-Poku
    Chesterfield
    George McEachran: 289 passningar, xT 0.36McEachranJack Benjamin Simpson: 266 passningar, xT 0.36SimpsonLewis Gordon: 247 passningar, xT 0.41GordonRemeao Andrew Hutton: 239 passningar, xT 1.35HuttonRyan Stirk: 230 passningar, xT 0.69StirkLouie Marsh: 176 passningar, xT 0.5MarshKyle Mcfadzean: 160 passningar, xT 0.6McfadzeanDilan Markanday: 138 passningar, xT 0.47MarkandayAlfie James Pond: 110 passningar, xT 0.24PondRyan Thomas William Boot: 102 passningar, xT 0.2BootTom Naylor: 61 passningar, xT 0.06Naylor
    xT networks

    The same network weighted by offensive threat (xT): circle size = threat created by the player, line width = threat of the combinations. Last 5 matches, attacking left to right.

    Newport County
    Cameron Pearce Norman: 129 passningar, xT 0.93NormanHarrison Biggins: 123 passningar, xT 0.35BigginsLee Thomas Jenkins: 123 passningar, xT 0.4JenkinsKyle Milne Cameron: 113 passningar, xT 0.03CameronCiaran Brennan: 110 passningar, xT 0.12BrennanJoe Thomas: 80 passningar, xT 0.04ThomasJordan Wright: 75 passningar, xT 0.18WrightMatthew James Jacob: 62 passningar, xT 0.23JacobMatthew Robert Smith: 58 passningar, xT 0.27SmithMatthew Max Dibley-Dias: 45 passningar, xT 0.34Dibley-DiasMichael Adu-Poku: 19 passningar, xT 0.24Adu-Poku
    Chesterfield
    George McEachran: 289 passningar, xT 0.36McEachranJack Benjamin Simpson: 266 passningar, xT 0.36SimpsonLewis Gordon: 247 passningar, xT 0.41GordonRemeao Andrew Hutton: 239 passningar, xT 1.35HuttonRyan Stirk: 230 passningar, xT 0.69StirkLouie Marsh: 176 passningar, xT 0.5MarshKyle Mcfadzean: 160 passningar, xT 0.6McfadzeanDilan Markanday: 138 passningar, xT 0.47MarkandayAlfie James Pond: 110 passningar, xT 0.24PondRyan Thomas William Boot: 102 passningar, xT 0.2BootTom Naylor: 61 passningar, xT 0.06Naylor

    The teams in numbers

    PerformanceNewport CountyChesterfield
    Points1519
    xPoints20.121.6
    xG per match1.21.8
    xGA per match1.20.95
    xG within 8s of winning the ball0.170.35
    xGA within 8s of losing the ball0.220.24
    Playing styleNewport CountyChesterfield
    Build-up efficiency0.330.32
    Field tilt0.380.7
    xT per match0.761.2
    xTA per match0.870.75
    Won balls, offensive half3228
    Pressing intensity0.230.23
    Pressing efficiency0.340.38
    Pressing efficiency, offensive half0.320.37
    Entries into the box per match1117
    Entries into the box against128
    Pass completion %0.550.75
    Pass completion % under pressure0.550.73
    Passes per match170417
    Passes against per match316252
    Switches of play per match17.838.5
    Long balls per match3048
    Set piecesNewport CountyChesterfield
    xG from free kicks0.120.01
    Corners per match4.25.9
    Corners against per match4.22.4
    xG per corner0.030.02
    xGA per corner against0.020.01
    First touch, offensive corners %0.40.44
    First touch, defensive corners %0.650.58
    OtherNewport CountyChesterfield
    Throw-in control0.750.8
    The goalkeepersJordan Wright (Newport County)Ryan Thomas William Boot (Chesterfield)
    Saves3126
    Save %69%62%
    xG prevented37%53%
    Claims0 (0%)0 (0%)

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    Frequently asked questions

    Who wins Newport County vs Chesterfield according to our model?

    The model gives Chesterfield a 51% win probability. Full 1X2 picture: Newport County 23%, draw 26%, Chesterfield 51%.

    What is the most likely scoreline?

    The model's most likely final score is 1-1 at 12% probability.

    Over or under 2.5 goals?

    The model rates over 2.5 goals at 48% and under at 52%.

    Will both teams score?

    The probability of both teams scoring is 51% according to the model.

    How many goals are expected in Newport County vs Chesterfield?

    The model expects 1.01 goals (xG) for Newport County and 1.59 for Chesterfield, 2.60 in total.

    What does the model say about double chance?

    Newport County or draw (1X) 49%, Chesterfield or draw (X2) 77% and no draw (12) 74%.

    Why are some legs locked in the bet builder?

    The same rules as the bookmakers’ builders: legs that contradict or already follow from your slip cannot be combined — for example correct score 2–1 with under 2.5 goals. The difference is that we don’t look the rules up in a table; we compute them straight from the score matrix.

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